Friday, May 07, 2010

week in review: B+ is the new tuesday

bonjour change, au revoir steady schedule.

as i type away donning TranquiliT, chanel glasses, and chenille slippers, i'm basking in silly disappointment. after stumbling to the computer this morning with a sore throat, i opened my email to find my final grade from my professor . . . a B+. booooooo. i knew i was on the edge - 88, 90, 88. but a B+? might as well be a C at that point. wahhhhhh.

needless to say, it has colored my day. initially i shed a tiny tear and threw a tiny tantrum to beau who proclaimed "B+ is the new tuesday?" um, ok, enough ridiculous drama. gotta study for tomorrow's final which is a tough one . . . statistics. ugh! more wahhhh.

this week has been the launch into new scheduling. said au revoir to a class i've taught for 10.5 YEARS, had final monday MSW class for awhile, and said a 3-month au revoir to another class i've taught off and on for 10.5 years. next week i embrace summer school during my normal teaching times, pick up a new class, and bask in public policy class for 7 hours/week. whew! honestly, the shake up (once i got over the shock that i had to do it) is feeling good, exciting, and oh-so-right!

12 comments:

Sorry to hear about the B+, but a B+ isn't a bad grade at all! So congrats! Good luck with stats!

My MITs were completed, turned in two papers this week and finished my first year as a doc student. Woo! And today, I celebrated with an hour and 10 mins of yoga to cleanse away all the pent up stress.

I understand you're disappointed. But let's see ... you oversee (hands on, really) three VERY successful businesses, plus you're out there promoting your new book AND you're in grad school and MORE! I believe your next A+ will even this one out. Hang in there!

Let go of your perfectionism, Kimberly. Yes, you WANTED an A, but you've been through a lot of late and remember that B+ is better than above average! As a homeschooling mama, I say this to my girls - especially my perfectionist 10 year old - all the time.

You, of all people, should remember that life is for LIVING and feeling and being as whole as you can be. You did your best and it was great! Be proud of everything you have achieved - in addition to this! Be gentle on yourself. I'm sure you would congratulate a friend or your beau if they were to do as well. Remember that you're still on your path - a B+ certainly doesn't knock you off! - and that is what is important! :)

Such good advice everyone has given about your grade, you can see everyone has had experience with this! The other thing to remember is that once your degree is done, you forget about the grades for individual classes and papers and bask in the glory of having the degree (or for you, another!)

Augh I TOTALLY remember what that feels like!! Of course then came law school when a B+ was one of the higher grades I got, HA. I think you rock! You're juggling 20 things whereas most of the other students are probably not. Be kind to yourself and celebrate :)